720 stories by "David Cote"
Nonce verse from a poetaster
Surprisingly, these children of the night don’t suck
Richard O’Brien’s pansexual sci-fi freakout is the party we desperately needed
My flamethrower is all out of kerosene
Noël Coward's wafer-thin marital comedy returns to Broadway after 70 years
Catching two schmactacular works from the Italian Renaissance (and more) on view at the Morgan
Adrien Brody suffers (and endures) movingly
Hear from actors who spent time in Richard Foreman's head
Sticks and stones will break my bones…so don't throw sticks and stones
I noticed you're wondering what to see on Broadway, Off and Off-Off
Nathan Lane and Laurie Metcalf lead a brutally lucid revival custom built for the Ponzi Casino Shitstorm of disaster capitalism.
Checking out what I had to say about Philip Seymour Hoffman's Willy Loman on Broadway fourteen years ago, directed by Mike Nichols.
A splendid comedy of bad manners returns to Second Stage Theatre.
Tracy Letts's '90s roadside psychodrama makes its Broadway debut.
Carrie Coon as Agnes White in Bug. © Matthew Murphy.
Bug, written by Tracy Letts, directed by David Cromer, Samuel J. F…
What a misguided affair from such an accomplished team.
This production leans heavily on Williams to humanize a century-old script whose language can feel insistently blunt.
As humans are periodically replaced by eager and curious Primes, the audience tumbles headlong into the uncanny valley.
Diane Paulus is an old pro at taking theatrical IP and infusing wild, contemporary life into it. If only she'd done so here.
Fans of Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure registered delight throughout the Hudson Theatre. Bogus? Not a jot.
Yasmina Reza's 1998 comedy abounds in witty chuckles and elegant structure, but it remains a slight boulevard comedy: three self-obsessed Frenchmen bickering over a pricey painting.
Right off, Tarell Alvin McCraney draws the ancient distinction between the vita activa and the vita contemplativa: the active versus contemplative life.
We're not just short-listing major Broadway shows, daring plays and musicals Off but also work by women artists we're excited to see.Â
There's not a dud in the ensemble, from Sandra Oh's flushed and impulsive Olivia to a scene-stealing turn by initialized performer "b" as Antonio, the sailor who rescues Sebastian from drown…
Twenty-four years later, this show still has the emotional depth of a sugared-up fourteen-year-old.
Beyond its sociological themes, the show is a ton of stylish, well-crafted fun with top-notch acting and top-to-bottom earworms.
